Synonyms for rocket

Synonyms for (noun) rocket

Synonyms: rocket, rocket engine

Definition: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion

Similar words: jet engine

Definition: a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion


Synonyms: rocket, projectile

Definition: any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

Similar words: vehicle

Definition: a conveyance that transports people or objects


Synonyms: rocket, skyrocket

Definition: sends a firework display high into the sky

Similar words: firework, pyrotechnic

Definition: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.


Synonyms: skyrocket, rocket

Definition: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon

Similar words: visual signal

Definition: a signal that involves visual communication


Synonyms: Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, roquette, rocket, rocket salad, arugula

Definition: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Similar words: herb, herbaceous plant

Definition: a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


Synonyms for (verb) rocket

Synonyms: rocket

Definition: propel with a rocket

Similar words: impel, propel

Definition: cause to move forward with force

Usage: Steam propels this ship


Synonyms: rocket, skyrocket

Definition: shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

Usage: prices skyrocketed

Similar words: lift, come up, rise, move up, go up, arise, uprise

Definition: move upward

Usage: The fog lifted; The smoke arose from the forest fire; The mist uprose from the meadows


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